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Confidence in Institutions in a Time of Mistrust

iSchool News - July 23, 2020

UMD iSchool faculty discuss having confidence in government and institutions despite growing mistrust caused by the Covid-19 pandemic …

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Mic: The Bitcoin scam that hit Twitter could have been way worse, featuring Jen Golbeck

AJ Dellinger - July 23, 2020

Recent Twitter hacks demonstrate how misusage of the platform can be detrimental depending on the goals and timing of the attackers. …

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Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Galina Madjaroff Reitz - July 20, 2020

Amazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.

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Smithsonian Magazine: Help Transcribe Field Notes Penned by S. Ann Dunham, a Pioneering Anthropologist and Barack Obama’s Mother, featuring Diana Marsh

Courtney Sexton - July 20, 2020

Diana Marsh led a project to digitize the field notebooks of S. Ann Dunham, economic anthropologist and mother of Barack Obama---and to …

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Faculty Spotlight: Tamara (Tammy) Clegg, Associate Professor

iSchool News - July 16, 2020

Meet Associate Professor, Tamara Clegg!

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Faculty Spotlight: Bridgette Comanda, Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator

iSchool News - July 16, 2020

Meet Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator, Bridgette Comanda!

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Staff Spotlight: Tetyana Bezbabna, Assistant Director of Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove

iSchool News - July 15, 2020

Meet Assistant Director of the Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove, Tetyana Bezbabna!

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Maryland Today: Pushing for Access, featuring Paul Jaeger

Chris Carroll - July 13, 2020

Dr. Paul Jaeger describes how 30 years after its passing, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) has opened many doors for students …

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School Library Journal: Retire Those Legacy Approaches. It’s Time to Be Bold and Innovative. | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam

Mega Subramaniam - July 13, 2020

As a part of her crowdsourcing project to reimagine libraries, Mega Subramaniam published her second SLJ article, calling upon peop …